Clothespin



June 24, 1924. 1,499,046

F. A. WOOP CLOTHESPIN Filed Dec. 31. 1923 reiterated June 24, 1924.

stares FREDERICK A. WOOP, F RICHMOND HILL, NEW' YORK.

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Application filed December 31, 1923.

To all whom. it may concern..-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. VVooP,

a citizen of the United States, and residentof Richmond Hill, in the borough and county of Queens, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothespins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes pins, and

particularly to a clothes pin made of metal. The primary object of this invention is to provide a metallic clothes pin having paramount in mind strength and durability, efficiency in operation, and economy in the Figure l is a side elevation of a clothes pin constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig.2 is a view taken at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 in Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the spring member employed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like parts, it will be noted that the clothes pin consists of two sections, 10 and 11, formed preferably of rust-proof metal, each section being formed with flat surfaces 12. which abut when the pin is closed, and semi-cylindrical outer surfaces 13, thus simulating substantially the shape of the clothes pins now universally used. Each of the clothes pin sections, 10 and 11, are tapered at their lower end and flared outwardly, as at 14, to facilitate the positioning of the clothes pin over the clothes and clothes line.

The clothes pin section 10 is provided with a pair of spaced ears 15, while the clothes pin section 11 is formed with a cor responding pair of ears 16, the ears on the two clothes pin sections being so arranged that they lie adjacent one another in co- Serial No. 683,650.

operative relation, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. These earsare provided with aligned perforations, through which passes a pln 17, preferably headed at both ends, as at 18, whereby the clothes pin sections are pivotally connected together.

For resiliently maintaining the clothes pin sections in closed position there is provided a separate spring member 19, formed wlth a pair of laterally extending spaced ears 20, which ears are apertured as at21 for the accommodation of the The spring member 19 is pre erably made of resilient metal and bowed as at 22 and 23 in opposite directions. The upper end of the clothes pin section 10 is shaped as at 24 to engage the bowed portion 22 of the spring member, while the upper extending end 25 of the clothes pin section 11 is engaged by the bowed or curved portion 23' of the spring member.

The clothes pin section 10 extends upwardly and terminates in a curved or hookshaped end or.cap 26, which overlies the upper end 25 of the other clothes pin section as well as the spring in the manner clearly illustrated in Figs. '1 and 2.

As shown, this end cap 26 has a groove 27 which besides enclosing the upper ends 23 and 25 of the spring and member 11 to prevent the ends of these parts from tearing the articles of clothing, is of such-length as to permit movement of the movable parts within proper limits.

Obviously, by compressing the upper ends of the clothes pin sections, 10 and 11, the lower ends are caused to open, whereupon the pin may be forced downwardly over the article of clothes and the clothes line to hold the same in the well known manner. The tension of the spring 19, which is normally exerted to maintain the clothes pin sections in closed position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, is sufficient to maintain the clothes pin in engagement with the clothes and line and securely hold the clothes on the line.

The manufacture of the clothes pin may be 1' effected inexpensively and with facility,

owing to the fact that the clothes pin com.- prises only four separate parts. It should furthermore be noted that the clothes pin is made of metal, which will not rust, freeze, or become easily damaged, thereby insurin its durability in use.

hile one embodiment of the invention has been described in detail, reservation is ivot pin 17.

-made to make such minor changes in the details of construction as may come within the urview of the accompanying claims.

aving thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a clothes pin of the class described, a pair of clothes pin sections, ears formed with registering apertures extending from said sections, a spring formed with a air of apertured ears, a pivot p n exten ing through the aligned apertures 1n the ears of said clothes pin sections and spr1ng, sa1d spring being shaped to bear respectively against the opposed faces of said clothes pin sections.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a metallic clothes pin formed In two sections, each section being formed with a pair of laterally extending apertured ears, the ears of the two clothes pin sections being arranged in co-operative relation with their apertures in alignment, a spring member formed with a pair of apertured ears extending laterally therefrom, a pivot pin extending through the aligned apertures of the ears of said clothes pin sections and spring member for pivotally connectlng the clothes pin sections, said spring member being bowed and adapted to engage ad acent faces of the clothes pin sections at one end thereof.

3. A clothes pin formed of non-rustable metal and comprising two sections formed with opposed fiat surfaces and flared ends, each clothes pin section being formed with a pair of laterally extending apertured ears arranged in co-operativerelation wlth one another, a spring member formed wlth a pair of ears adapted to extend between the pairs of cars of said clothes pln sections, the upper ends of said clothes pin sections being spaced, said spring member engag ng the op-' posed spaced ends of said clothes pin sections, one of said clothes pin sections being formed with a hook-shaped end extending over the adjacent end of the other clothes pin section.

4. A clothes pin formed of non-rustable metal and comprising two sections formed with opposed flat surfaces and flared ends, each clothes pin section being formed with a pair of laterally extending apertured ears arranged in co-operative relation with one said clothes pin sections to another, a separate substantially flat sprin member formed with a pair of ears adapte to extend between the pairs of clothes pin sections, the upper ends of said clothes pin sections being spaced from each other, said s ring member engaging the 0pposed space ends of said clothes pin sections, one of said clothes pin sections being longer than the other and formed with a hook-shaped cap extending over the adjacent end of the other clothes pin section and enclosing the end of said spring, said cap having a groove of sufiicient length to permit the clothes pin sections to move to open and closed positions and at all times protecting the ends of said spring and shorter clothes pin section against interference with articles of clothing.

ears of said 5. In a clothes pin of the class described,

a pair of clothes pin sections, ears formed with registering apertures extending from said sections, a spring formed with a pair of apertured ears, a pivot pin extending through the aligned apertures in the ears of said clothes pin sections and spring, said spring being shaped to bear respectively against the opposed inner faces of said clothes pin sections, and means for enclosing the upper ends of said spring and one of prevent interfer ence with articles of clothing.

6. An article of manufacture comprising a metallic clothes pin formed in two sections, each section being formed with'a pair of laterally extending apertured ears, the

ears of the two clothes pin section's being arranged in co-operative relation with their apertures in alignment, a spring member formed with a pair of apertured ears extending laterally therefrom, a pivot pin extending through the aligned apertures of the ears of said clothes pin sections and spring member for pivotally connecting the clothes pin sections, said spring member being bowed and adapted to engage adjacent faces of the clothes pin sections at one end thereof, and the upper end of one of said clothes pin sections overlying the upper ends of the opposite section and spring to prevent interference with articles of clothing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FREDERICK A. WOQP. 

